Main Entry: five

Pronunciation: \ˈfīv\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente

Date: before 12th century

1 — see number table
2 plural : a British handball game
3 : the fifth in a set or series <the five of clubs>
4 : something having five units or members; especially : a basketball team
5 : a 5-dollar bill
6 : fifteen 2
7 : a slapping of extended right hands by two people (as in greeting or celebration) —usually used in phrases with give or slap <so I slapped him five and hugged him — J. R. Burke>

— five adjective

— five pronoun, plural in construction